Pleasure-railway.



LA MARCUS A. THOMPSON.

PLEASURE RAILWAY. APPLICATION FILED APR.1, 1913.

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merino snare earner ost ich LA MARCUS A. THOMPSON, OF NEW YOBK,N. Y1,

SCENIC RAILWAY COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.,

JERSEY.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, LA lvlnaeus A. Tnonrson, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Yorli city, county of New York, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in lleasurc-Railways, 01" which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

The object of my invention to provide brake mechanism especially adapted for use on cars of pleasure railways.

In an application filed by me l ebruary E21, 1918, Serial No. HLSOS, of which this application is a division, I hare set forth a certain const uction applicable to cars arranged as a. train, the same ink-hidinga non-propulsion cable extending longitudinally of all the cars and connected with the -front and rear cars. The rear car oi": the train is shown as provided with a longitudinally extending tube through which said cable extends. This-tube forms part of the specific braking mechanism which I have selected as the preferred embodiment of my present invention, although it will be understood that the invention is not limited to this or any other specific features of construction that are not specifically recited in the claims.

In the drawings: Figure l is an inverted plan View of a car embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a portion of the brake mechanism.

The car body a is mounted on the car truck Z) carrying. the wheels 0. The rails d are secured to the road bed at the sides of which are uprights f which hold securely in position the longitudinally extending side guides 11-.

i The bralzedever 10 is pivoted between its ends on a standard 11 on the. ear, pref erably on the truck, and at its lower end is attached to a head 12 secured to the rear end of a tube 13, a cable m which is adapted to connect together several cars of train in. accordance with the invention set forth in my said application filed February 21, 1913. The tube 13 is slidable inthe direction of its length in the cross-pieces of the truck. To the tube 13 is secured a clamp 14%, to which is fixed a rearwardly extending bar 15 having Specification of Letters Patent.

which tube accommodates .fiSSIGNOR T0 THE L. A. THOMPSON A CORPORATION OF NEW PLEASURE-RAILWAY.

oars 16 16. To these cars are pivoted links 17, Wh'ch connect the bar 15 with brakeshoes 8 pivoted at their front ends to the car, preferably to the side pieces 73 ot the car-body. By drawir back the upper end. of the brake lever 10, the tube 13 and bar 15 are moved forwardly. thereby pulling l'c-rwardly the inner ends of the links 1?. thereby "forcing out the brake shoes 18 with powerful pressure against the side-guides h. The cable m is secured to a cross-head ncarrying forwardly CXlLOl'Kllllg' rods 0, 0, slid. able in guides in the two rear eross-pieces of the truck.v Coil'springs p, 7), surround the rods 0, 0, and are confined between the rear cross-piece of the truck and the crosshead n.

it will be observed that the brakingmechanisin hereinbefore described, while of great utility per so, also performs the function of acting as a guide for a. non-propulsion can connecting cable and thus cooperates therewith to the extent described The specific mechanism in which. my in vention is embodied in the construction shown anddescribed, while exhibiting the preferred embodiment of my invention, may

Patented Aw 12, 1913.

firiglnal apgilicetlon filed February 21, 1918, Serial No. M9505. Divided and this application filed April 1,

Serial Ho. 758,181.

be modified, within the limits defined by the claims, without departing from my inven tion.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. In a pleasure railway, the combination with the track and upright side-pieces extendingralong the track, of a car adapted to run on the track, a brake-lever mounted on the car, a pair of brakeshoes pivotally secured to the car and adapted to move outward and press against the side-pieces, a pair of laterally extending arms pivotally secured to the brake-shoes, and connecting means between the arms and the brakelever whereby the latter may be operated to force the brake-shoes against the sidepieces.

2. In a pleasure railway, the combination with the track and upright side-pieces ex tending along the track, of a .car adapted to rnn on said-trace, a brake-lever mounted on the car, longitudinally movable mechanism connected with and adapted to be 0peratedby said brake-lever, a pair of laterally extending arms pivoted. to said long-i tuc'lina'ily movable mechanism, and a pair of brake-shoes pivotafly seemed both to the m the tube, a brake-1ever connecteci with said tube, a. pair of laterally-eiafencling arms pivotally connected with saiiz tube, and a, pair of brake-shoes connected with the czar and said arms and adapted to be pressed by said 15 arms against; said side-pieces.

4,111 a. pleasure railway, the combination with the track and upfight side-pieces extending alang the track, 0% a car adapteki in run on the trash, a langituclinafiy movable member on the cm" a brake-lever cennccted theraawith, & aonnected $0 said member and extending tmmrdi sai. Make-1mm", a pair of arms pivamlly conmctedwith said bar, and a air of bmkesh0ss coi'mectad "with the cm: and midi arms ancl to be pressed by saic'isaid ,sida pieces.

In tesmmony cf Whlfih invantion, I have hereunta set my hand, at Haw York, Y, on this 28th day of MarclglQlSl LA MARCUS A. THQMFSUN.

Witnesses: v A, M. Emma, A. G, BLAOKMAN.

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